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Fo u r Oa ks H o u s e
17 L ADY WOOD ROAD • FOUR OAK S ESTATE • SUT TON COLDFIELD
Fo u r Oa ks H o u s e
17 LADYWOOD ROAD • FOUR OAKS ESTATE
SUTTON COLDFIELD • B74 2SW
A remarkable newly built family house offering extensive and luxurious accommodation
Ground Floor
Vestibule • Reception hall • Drawing room • Dining room • Cinema room
Study • Kitchen/Breakfast/Family room • Utility room/2nd kitchen • Cloakroom
First Floor
Master bedroom with dressing area and en suite bath/shower room
Guest bedroom with dressing area and en suite bath/shower room
2 further bedrooms with en suite facilities
Second Floor
2 bedrooms with dressing areas and en suite facilities
Leisure complex
Swimming pool and spa pool • Gymnasium • Changing room with shower and WC
Approximate gross internal floor area: 759 square metres (8,170 square feet)
Outside
Private gated driveway • Garage with garden store and outside WC
Front and rear gardens • Barbecue area
In all approximately 0.68 acres (0.27 hectares)
These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact.
Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.
Situation
Four Oaks House is situated on an established and private
development. Four Oaks Hall was demolished in 1898.
The town of Sutton Coldfield provides an excellent choice
plot on the sought-after Ladywood Road within the Four
Covenants have ensured that the Four Oaks Estate has
of shops, restaurants and schooling including Bishop
Oaks Estate.
been preserved as a most attractive and highly desirable
Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield Grammar
place to live with tree-lined private roads; their names
School for Girls and Highclare School. Nearby Mere Green
derived from its historical past.
provides a good selection of everyday shops including
The Four Oaks Estate is an exclusive residential area lying
along the northern and eastern borders of Sutton Park.
Originally the site of Four Oaks Hall, the house and its
It is believed the tree in the front garden is ‘one of the
surrounding land were sold in 1868 to Hubert de Burgh-
original four oaks’.
Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde for residential
Waitrose and Sainsbury’s supermarkets.
Sutton Park is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and offers great
scope for walking, golf and a variety of outdoor pursuits.
One of the many advantages of the area is its location for fast communications
to the M42, M6, M6 Toll and Birmingham International / NEC.
Description of property
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Four Oaks House is an impressive, modern and contemporary family home
which was completed in 2011. Built in the Arts and Crafts style, the handsome
elevations consist of York handmade bricks with natural stone detailing
around bronze casement windows, under substantial pitched, clay tiled roofs.
The property has a 10 year NHBC warranty which expires in December 2021.
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The current owners have created a lavish interior providing a desirable home
perfect for family living and entertaining. A range of high quality fittings have
been used throughout, which include:
– Spanish Crema Marfil marble floors on the ground floor and engineered
wooden flooring on the first and second floors
– Nu-Heat water based underfloor heating throughout with individual digital
thermostats in each room
– Solid American black walnut doors and woodwork
– Windows are a mixture of bronze casement frames or Mumford & Wood
windows
– Remotely controlled Chesney fireplaces
– Villeroy and Boch fitted bathrooms
– Xpelair heat recovery and mechanical ventilation system
– Control 4 home automation system with mood lighting and ceiling
speakers and curtain automation is available in most rooms
– Linn audio system
– Extensive LED lighting system with dimmable controls
– Comprehensive fire alarm, intruder alarm, CCTV system with approximately
10 cameras and extensive external security lighting
– Advanced cable network throughout with CAT 5/6 wiring and network/data
points
Further details on the specification is available from Knight Frank.
Ground floor
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The grand triple height reception hall provides a spectacular entrance to the
house with a beautiful marble staircase with wrought iron railings leading to
the galleried first floor. The hall has a Chesney fireplace with natural stone
surround and a dome feature with LED lighting.
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Sliding doors partition the drawing room and dining room, but fully open to
provide one huge reception room when required. Both rooms have Chesney
fireplaces with stone surrounds. French doors open from the dining room to
the barbecue area at the rear of the property and an internal door links to the
kitchen.
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The cinema room has been fitted by The Big Picture and is wired for
7:2 surround sound.
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The kitchen/breakfast/family room is a multifunctional room for everyday
living. The sophisticated Poggenpohl kitchen has an array of floor and wall
mounted units with under-lighting, large central island and Corian work
surfaces. High quality Gaggenau appliances include a gas hob, two fan
ovens, steam oven, two warming drawers, Teppan Yaki hob, indoor barbecue
grill, a coffee maker, microwave, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, wine cooler and
a Quooker hot water tap. Steps lead to the family room which is wired for
5:2 surround sound.
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There is also a study, second kitchen/utility room and cloakroom.
First floor
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The elegant galleried landing overlooks the reception hall. To the left of the staircase is the
master suite which has a double height oak framed ceiling and a sweeping helical glass
staircase rises to a mezzanine sitting area. The luxurious en suite bathroom has marble floor
and wall tiles, freestanding Jacuzzi bath, twin hand basins, twin rainforest shower, under floor
heating and a television ready frame and connection set into the wall. The suite also has a
dressing area.
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There are three further bedrooms all with en suite facilities; two of which also have dressing
areas. There are TV ready connections in the en suites.
Second floor
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A circular landing looks down over the lower floors and provides access to two further
bedrooms. Bedroom 5 has a dressing room and en suite bath/shower room. Bedroom 6 has a
sitting area, dressing area and en suite bathroom.
Leisure complex
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A glass walkway links the family room with the leisure complex. The Oakwrights green oak
frame provides full height ceilings and is a superb backdrop to the swimming pool, spa pool
and separate gymnasium. The complex has been fitted with LED mood lighting, cathedral
limestone tiles surround the pool and contemporary glass doors overlook the garden.
Gardens and grounds
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Four Oaks House is accessed via electrically operated gates and a further automated pedestrian
gate. The substantial drive has a resin bonded gravel surface and provides extensive parking.
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There is also a double garage building with gardener’s store and WC.
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To the front there are lawned areas with a water fountain and a variety of mature trees and
shrubs. To the rear of the property there is a large brick built barbecue area for
al fresco entertaining and beyond the gymnasium there is a large lawned area.
Services
We understand that mains water, drainage, electricity and gas are connected.
Fixtures and fittings
Only those items mentioned in the sales particulars together with fitted carpets
are to be included in the sale price. All others are excluded.
Directions (B74 2SW)
From Sutton Coldfield town centre, take the A5127 Lichfield Road towards Four
Oaks. At the first roundabout bear left onto the A454 Four Oaks Road. Turn
left at the third road into Ladywood Road. Continue along Ladywood Road for
approximately 350 yards and Four Oaks House will be found on the left
hand side.
Terms
Tenure: Freehold
Local authority: Birmingham City Council, 0121 303 1111
Tax band: H
Viewings
All viewings of Four Oaks House are strictly by prior appointment through Knight
Frank Sutton Coldfield, 0121 362 7878.
Sutton Coldfield 2 miles • Lichfield 9 miles
Birmingham 10 miles • M6 Toll (T3) 5 miles
M6 (J6) 6 miles • M42 (J9) 8 miles
Birmingham International/NEC 16 miles
(Distances approximate)
This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon
as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important
Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars.
Reception
Kitchen/Utility
Bedroom
Bathroom
Storage
Recreation
Outside
Outbuilding
Ground Floor
Second Floor
First Floor
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8 High Street, Sutton
Coldfield B72 1XA
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Important notice
1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You
should not rely on statements by Knight Frank LLP, nor any joint agents, in the
particulars or by word of mouth or in writing (“information”) as being factually
accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Knight Frank LLP
nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the
property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility
on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s).
2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they
appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given
are approximate only.
3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the
property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or
other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection
or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all
information is correct.
4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.
Particulars dated: May 2012 . Photographs dated: May 2012.
The EPC is attached to these particulars. If it has become detached or is lost,
please contact us for a further copy.
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